12/11/2025
This video has been circulating like crazy. It’s a CA Congresswoman asking a ton of questions about the safety of baby products.
No. They’re not tested.
No. They’re not recalled.
No. There is no safe list of ingredients.
They literally have zero safety protocols. Yes, we’ve been manipulated with marketing. And it’s despicable for the industry to put chemicals known to cause cancer and disease in our products. It’s all wrong for sure. Money has become more important than a life - it’s sick. But here’s the super hard truth.
This is on us.
WE stopped asking questions along the way. WE decided that we’d let other people do the work for us.
WE decided that we didn’t truly need to be the gatekeepers of our home and what is allowed in.
WE decided that we would spend our money on products with literally dozens or even hundreds of ingredients.
WE decided that easy was the only way.
So yes, this is terrible. But it’s time that WE started voting with our actions. It’s time to put our money into companies that are transparent. It’s time to put our time into understanding what’s in our products. And researching the food and makeup and personal care in our home. And yes, even taking the time that is so very precious to us as parents to make changes and doing the work.
I remember a post that circulated last summer with a mom making light of researching sunscreen. She talked about how overwhelmed parents are and how we’ve got to let go of the stuff that doesn’t matter. Just get over it and slather it on - that was her message. And it seems to be the message that we are running with as a society.
I will not apologize for researching. Or understanding ingredients. Or looking past marketing. Or spending MORE money than I should have to NOT have chemicals in my home.
I hope you’re with me.
Mic 🎤 Beth Davidson Gordon
Watch the video here :::
https://vimeo.com/377808499?ref=fb-share
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